Rebuilding Rotterdam: The Post-War Modern City

"If you put the last 50 years of architecture in a blender, and spat it out in building-sized chunks across the skyline, you would probably end up with something that looked a bit like Rotterdam."-- Rem Koolhaas This quote exemplifies the mish-mash of styles that makes up the city of Rotterdam. The city today is…

Around Jordaan: Amsterdam’s Trendy Neighborhood

Amsterdam is a lovely city of canals whose bridges are dominated by the ubiquitous bicycle. Jordaan, on the North-West side of the city is one such neighborhood, though its canals are laid out much differently due to the fact that they were built according to the old ditches and paths, which explains its unusual orientation…